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 Arnout   |
I,ve tried to create a bacteria vendor for C3/C3+DS, but in my CAOS there is 1 error, but there is no red text. This is my cos file:
I was wanting an creature egg vendor too, and i think i will work on that one too.  |
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 Prodigal Sock Ghosthande  |
What error are you getting? It helps to know where it spits one out at you and what it says. I don't know much about programming bacteria, but something does look wrong with your vendor's install script: new: simp 2 23 65445 "Bacteria-vendor" 2 23 65445 The last three numbers (in bold) are just a repeat of the classifier. Why is this? These three numbers are meant to indicate 1) how many sprites are in the file, 2) which frame is the starting frame and 3) which plane it sits on in the game. So you're telling it, "this object uses 2 sprites, starting at frame 23, and it sits on plane 65445(!)" If this does not match the layout of your sprite file, that's probably what's causing your error right there.  |
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Arnout |
lol, i forget that. I,ve edited it, But there is still a syntax error. |
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 Peppery One Papriko |
May I say something little? If you are going to publish it, please remove all capitals from the name of the sprite file and then make the code fitting to it. Not much, I just mean change it from "Bacteria-vendor" to "bacteria-vendor". If you don't do it will Linux users (and maybe also people on Mac, not sure) become quite angry, because it won't find the file. Lets play plants! Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... |
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Prodigal Sock Ghosthande |
Does it matter if it's uppercase or lowercase, as long as it's consistent? Okay Arnout, I pasted your code into the CAOS program to make it easier to read and I believe I've found your error. When I pasted it in, I clicked File > Refresh Syntax and the CAOS program checked the code for me. The error output window immediately posted this: Checking 'cos1'... (Bolded by me). There needs to be an "endm" at the end of a script to tell it where that script ends. Otherwise it just keeps reading until it hits the end of the file or something that can't go in a script, like the rscr, and gets confused. I do recommend that you use the error output window, if you're using the CAOS program. You can find it under View > Error Output Window. It will bring up this little window which will give you a better idea of what's happening if something goes wrong. |
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Peppery One Papriko |
Ghosthande wrote: Lets play plants! Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... |
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 Malkin Manager |
Ok - going off what Ghosthande's found, I think your installation script needs an 'endm' at the end. My TCR Norns |
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Prodigal Sock Ghosthande |
No, not the installation script, the activate script [the section that begins with scrp 2 23 65445 1]. Install scripts don't have defined beginnings and endings because they run immediately and only once. A behavior script like an activate/eat/timer script is the only thing that needs a defined beginning and ending, because those scripts are functions that the object calls on certain events. ^ Papriko, we didn't test it with them both capitalized/uppercase. As long as capitalization is the same on both ends it would probably work, although writing names in lowercase is the best convention. |
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Arnout |
Thanks everyone, now it only needs a nice map position and then it will probaply work. The place it was using now is an invalid map position The vendor by it self is not small, it uses a CV sprite.  |
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Prodigal Sock Ghosthande |
Very festive. If you're having trouble getting it to accept the position, try using "mvsf" instead of "mvto". That'll move it to the closest "safe" location to the one you specify. Sometimes the game can be inexplicably stubborn with positioning, but this takes care of it. |
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 AquaShee |
Arnout, change the "Let's move it to a room bit to the following code:
It's from the CAOS Chaos tutorials, this way the vendor gets put in the inventory, so you don't have to worry about finding a nice room. The Community Scribble: make (y)our own metaroom! |
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